1996 Chevy Camaro RS Coupe with 88k miles for $3000 Manual 5-speed but will need all new tires, the ABS light is on, and the rear blinkers don't work, however the hazards all work. Ceiling is mega sagging.

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2002 Chevy Cavalier Sport Automatic 4-speed with 104k miles for $3500 but will eventually need a catalytic converter and the rear driver side window motor is faulty. Owner also mentioned that the ABS light will pop on occasionally but goes away after a few seconds. Happens every few weeks.

Having driven both I feel more comfortable in the Cavalier but that might be because I am not used to being so low to the ground in the Camaro. Also, the Camaro is a rear wheel drive car. Something else I am not fond of.

I have a 2003 Cavalier as my daily driver. Bought in 2005 with 28k, today it has 237k. Fuel economy has been 30mpg and repairs have been minimal so far. Has been good cost efficient transportation for me. It's beat up and looks like crap now but it still gets me back and forth (97 miles round-trip). If I can get another 100k out of it I may only have to buy 1 more car before I retire.

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Guys, if you are going to only make broad statements and not provide details of why you think it will have problems you are not being very helpful. At least provide examples of said problems you think it will have.

Also, the cavalier is gone.

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Well, if it was my son and his own money, I'd let him buy it with the understanding he's not to come crying to me every time the damn thing breaks, and not to come crying to me that he can't get to work because there's an inch of snow on the ground.

And while Exotor is the first person I've heard speak ill of that 3800 engine, I am not emotionally invested enough in this to get into a internet war over it. But it wouldn't be an engine I would be uncomfortable purchasing.

My biggest problem is a car like that has more than likely been hooned a time or two or three thousand. Just because it doesn't have a V8 doesn't mean it hasn't been driven like it does, especially with that manual trans. HAY GUYS CHECK OUT TEH SECOND GEAR SCRATCH!!!

So yeah, that, along with the age, shit's gonna break. If he's not willing to get his hands dirty and learn a thing or two about fixing your car yourself, it's not the car for him.

For some reason I was thinking the camaro was still a 3.4 car, but either way, a gen 1 3800 isn't much of an improvement in the long run.

That being said, I agree with the rest of your post, especially the hooning.

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Originally Posted by CoMoChief

TBH I wouldn't choose either.

You're just looking at a bunch of problems with both of them.

Right? Cheap interior plastics and shoddy electrical throughout the cars, that is a calling card for GM products from 84ish to the late 90's early 2000's.

His biggest issue is going to be distance. If he drives to KC to get a car, he's going to get a pretty damned good deal compared to what he's got nearby. Every car is going to be a liability to break at any point, but you can lower the liability by taking a shot at 50 cars versus 5 cars.